Murder Room Top Ten writer Deborah Valentine gets into the heads of some of the finest exponents of the psychological thriller, and finds out what makes these nerve-stretching reads so compelling . . .

There’s no escaping Hallowe’en, even here at The Murder Room. Some of the Murder Room team put their (severed) heads together to bring you their top chilling reads to keep you cold by your fireplace tonight . . .

Bestselling authors Gillian Flynn (GONE GIRL, SHARP OBJECTS and DARK PLACES) and Karin Slaughter (the Will Trent/Atlanta, Grant County and Georgia series) in conversation about what makes their characters tick, the ‘fashion’ for unlikeable characters, whether it’s brave or crazy to bin an entire manuscript and other contentious subjects.